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sneeze on the truth

sneeze on the truth verb: to sneeze just after somebody says something, superstitiously believed to verify or validate their statement.

Verb

sneeze on the truth (third-person singular simple present sneezes on the truth, present participle sneezing on the truth, simple past and past participle sneezed on the truth)

  1. (humorous, idiomatic, rare) To sneeze just after somebody says something, superstitiously believed to verify or validate their statement.

Forms of sneeze on the truth

third-person singular presentsneezes on the truth
present participlesneezing on the truth
past participlesneezed on the truth
pastsneezed on the truth

Origin of sneeze on the truth

A common Russian superstition.

Questions about sneeze on the truth

What does sneeze on the truth mean?
Sneeze on the truth means to sneeze just after somebody says something, superstitiously believed to verify or validate their statement.
What part of speech is sneeze on the truth?
Sneeze on the truth is a verb.
What is the past tense of sneeze on the truth?
The past tense of sneeze on the truth is sneezed on the truth.

Words near sneeze on the truth in the dictionary

  1. Sneetches
  2. sneeze
  3. sneeze gas
  4. sneeze guard
  5. sneeze guards
  6. sneeze on the truth
  7. sneeze-box
  8. sneeze-boxes
  9. sneezed
  10. sneezed on the truth
  11. sneezefic

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